Jim Gussen
@learningcurve0812.bsky.social
German- and French-English translator, mainly art criticism and theory, cultural criticism - avid follower of culture, politics, and music
Would that be Valley as in Silicon?
October 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Would that be Valley as in Silicon?
If memory serves, we heard this same argument a lot about GWB in the runup to the Iraq war. It really is the last refuge of scoundrels. Thank you for your reporting and your wonderful work at TPM, including (and especially) your presence on the Josh Marshall podcast.
October 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If memory serves, we heard this same argument a lot about GWB in the runup to the Iraq war. It really is the last refuge of scoundrels. Thank you for your reporting and your wonderful work at TPM, including (and especially) your presence on the Josh Marshall podcast.
Yeah, I confess I used to think you were inflating RFK's importance to justify covering him as heavily as you did. Looking back, I was obviously wrong!
May 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Yeah, I confess I used to think you were inflating RFK's importance to justify covering him as heavily as you did. Looking back, I was obviously wrong!
Is that like passing a kidney stone?
April 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Is that like passing a kidney stone?
My second occasion in a very short time to be shocked and disappointed by Newsom (the first time was the Steve Bannon interview).
April 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My second occasion in a very short time to be shocked and disappointed by Newsom (the first time was the Steve Bannon interview).
Noam Chomsky said almost exactly this one of the two times I saw him in person, at an Occupy rally. It felt both obvious and shocking.
April 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Noam Chomsky said almost exactly this one of the two times I saw him in person, at an Occupy rally. It felt both obvious and shocking.
Plus I would bet he often creates a ruckus.
March 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Plus I would bet he often creates a ruckus.
Wow – I think you’re right. They obviously just plucked the word from ‘carpe diem’ without correcting its form.
March 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Wow – I think you’re right. They obviously just plucked the word from ‘carpe diem’ without correcting its form.
Amen. This is absolutely true.
March 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Amen. This is absolutely true.
I'm confused... so does this mean they're preparing to vote no on cloture and so are getting rid of the fig leaf (since it won't be needed)?
March 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm confused... so does this mean they're preparing to vote no on cloture and so are getting rid of the fig leaf (since it won't be needed)?
Also, you have an unusually cute dog. And I'm not even a dog person (although I used to be).
February 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Also, you have an unusually cute dog. And I'm not even a dog person (although I used to be).
Fantastic idea. Democrats, please do it!
February 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Fantastic idea. Democrats, please do it!
Withhold federal funding from those who do… Hospital cafeterias? Etc.
February 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Withhold federal funding from those who do… Hospital cafeterias? Etc.
Thank you – I would like this ten times if I could.
February 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Thank you – I would like this ten times if I could.
I'm not in the least surprised. What does surprise me is that they can be shamed. That's good news.
February 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I'm not in the least surprised. What does surprise me is that they can be shamed. That's good news.
My only quibble: we’re in one.
February 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My only quibble: we’re in one.
If it's good enough for the Supreme Court, it's good enough for Elon.
February 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
If it's good enough for the Supreme Court, it's good enough for Elon.
Thank God this is finally happening.
February 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Thank God this is finally happening.
From what I read, Putin doesn't seem to be interested in T***p's attempts to quickly end the Ukraine war, so maybe T***p will slap punitive tariffs on them. If he does, all evidence suggests that they won't care.
January 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
From what I read, Putin doesn't seem to be interested in T***p's attempts to quickly end the Ukraine war, so maybe T***p will slap punitive tariffs on them. If he does, all evidence suggests that they won't care.
Took a split second for the penny to drop… but whoa, yes. What a chilling parallel.
January 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Took a split second for the penny to drop… but whoa, yes. What a chilling parallel.
Not sure if it would work here, but on Reddit people have been outing bots in comment threads by instructing them the way you would instruct a chat bot (to write a poem on a particular subject, for example) and seeing what they do. The results have been pretty remarkable.
January 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Not sure if it would work here, but on Reddit people have been outing bots in comment threads by instructing them the way you would instruct a chat bot (to write a poem on a particular subject, for example) and seeing what they do. The results have been pretty remarkable.
Wow - I had assumed it was at least a little bit ambiguous. It isn't, at all.
January 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Wow - I had assumed it was at least a little bit ambiguous. It isn't, at all.
Well he did wear it out very quickly - that suggests efficiency.
January 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Well he did wear it out very quickly - that suggests efficiency.